Media Production Degree Courses in the UK - Bachelors & Masters

Program University Student satis­faction Unem­ployed Drop­out Tuition (UK) Tuition (Inter­national) UCAS Tariff City
Film Production BA/BSc (Hons) Staffordshire University 80% 0% 15% £9250 £16750 129 Stoke-on-Trent On campus Full-time
Digital Media Production BA/BSc (Hons) Oxford Brookes University - 0% 25% £9250 £15950 125 Oxford On campus Full-time
Media Production BA (Hons) University of South Wales 94% 5% 8% £9000 £12600 104 Pontypridd On campus Full-time
Media Production with Foundation Year in Media BA (Hons) Southampton Solent University - 0% 0% £9250 £13020 £14000 110 Southampton On campus Full-time
Media Production BA (Hons) Birmingham City University 78% 0% 10% £9250 £16085 138 Birmingham On campus Full-time
Film, TV, Radio & Media Production BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 84% 0% 5% £9250 £12500 121 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Media Production with a Foundation Year BA (Hons) Birmingham City University 79% 6% 13% £9250 £16085 126 Birmingham On campus Full-time
Media Production BA (Hons) Southampton Solent University - 0% 0% £9250 £15000 £16125 110 Southampton On campus Full-time
Media Production BA (Hons) Bournemouth University 52% 6% 11% £9250 £18800 123 Poole On campus Full-time
Media Production BA (Hons) University of Hull 76% 10% 4% £9250 £15400 128 Hull On campus Full-time
Film, TV, Radio & Media Production (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 84% 0% 5% £9250 £12500 115 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Digital Media Production BA (Hons) Sheffield Hallam University 80% 4% 10% £9250 £15860 £16655 112 Sheffield On campus Full-time
Media Production BA (Hons) University of Bedfordshire 60% 10% 15% £9250 - 109 Luton On campus Full-time
Media Production BA (Hons) University of East London 50% - 5% £9250 £14160 125 London On campus Full-time
Media Production BA (Hons) Anglia Ruskin University 73% 0% 10% £9250 - 112 Cambridge On campus Full-time
Film Production (with a Foundation Year) BA/BSc (Hons) Staffordshire University 80% 0% 15% £5950 - 129 Stoke-on-Trent On campus Full-time
Digital Media Production BA (Hons) Anglia Ruskin University 69% 25% 5% £9250 - 118 Cambridge On campus Full-time
Media Production (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) Bournemouth University 63% 5% 12% £9250 - 123 Poole On campus Full-time
Creative Film, Television and Digital Media Production BA (Hons) The University of Northampton 63% 10% 13% £9250 - 103 Northampton On campus Full-time
Media Production BA (Hons) Liverpool John Moores University 55% - 14% £9250 £16100 142 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Digital Media Production [with placement year] BA (Hons) Anglia Ruskin University 69% 25% 5% £9250 - 118 Cambridge On campus Full-time
Media Production with Foundation Year BA (Hons) University of Bedfordshire 60% 10% 60% £9250 - 109 Luton On campus Full-time
Creative Film, Television and Digital Media Production (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) The University of Northampton 63% 5% 35% - - 55 Northampton On campus Full-time
Media Production BA (Hons) Nottingham Trent University 82% 0% 5% - - 127 Nottingham On campus Full-time
Future Media Production (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) Manchester Metropolitan University 69% 0% 8% - - 124 Manchester On campus Full-time
Digital Video Production and Marketing BA (Hons) University of Salford 68% 5% 5% - - 139 Salford On campus Full-time
Film Production and Broadcast Engineering BEng (Hons) University of Surrey 84% 5% 5% - - 156 Guildford On campus Full-time
Future Media Production BA (Hons) Manchester Metropolitan University 69% 0% 8% - - 134 Manchester On campus Full-time
Digital Media Production [with Foundation Year] BA (Hons) Anglia Ruskin University - - 16% £9250 - 92 Cambridge On campus Full-time
Media Production with Foundation Year BA (Hons) Buckinghamshire New University - - 45% £9250 £15000 - High Wycombe On campus Full-time
Media Production BA (Hons) Buckinghamshire New University - - 45% £9250 £15000 - High Wycombe On campus Full-time
Digital Video Production BA (Hons) Middlesbrough College 100% - 20% £8500 - - Middlesbrough On campus Full-time
Creative Media Production HND University of Portsmouth - - - £6165 £18800 91 Portsmouth On campus Full-time
Media Production BSc (Hons) De Montfort University - - - £9250 £15750 £16250 - Leicester On campus Full-time
Media Production with Professional Placement Year BA (Hons) Birmingham City University - - - £9250 £13200 - Birmingham On campus Full-time
Media Production (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) University of East London - - - £9250 £14160 - London On campus Full-time
Media Production (Top-Up) BA (Hons) University of Derby - - - £9250 £14900 - Derby On campus Full-time
Digital Media Production with Foundation Year BA (Hons) Sheffield Hallam University - - - £9250 £15860 £16655 - Sheffield On campus Full-time
Creative Media Production: Film and Moving Image HND Gloucestershire College - - 10% £7400 - - Gloucester On campus Full-time
Media Production FdA University of South Wales - - - £7500 £12300 - Pontypridd On campus Full-time
Media Production Top-up BA (Hons) University of Bedfordshire - - - £9250 - - Luton On campus Full-time
Creative Media Production: Film and Moving Image HNC Gloucestershire College - - - £7400 - - Gloucester On campus Full-time
Creative Practice: Media Production BA (Hons) The Sheffield College - - - £7500 - - Sheffield On campus Full-time
Media Production MA Birmingham City University - - - - - - Birmingham On campus Full-time
Drama Production for TV, Film and Digital Media MA University of Salford - - - - - - Salford On campus Full-time
Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing MSc MSc (PG) The University of Nottingham - - - - - - Nottingham On campus Full-time
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Student Reviews

Overall student satisfaction
56 /100
25353 total respondents

Primarily based on data from undergraduate degree students.

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Source: National Student Survey NSS 2023. The Overall student satisfaction data point is from 2022 (latest available year). The Office for Students made the unfortunate decision to discontinue collecting overall student satisfaction data points per course.
The NSS is commissioned by the Office for Students

Salary

Primarily based on salary data of undergraduate students

Salary of all UK Graduates of Media Production

  15 months after graduation 3 years after graduation 5 years after graduation
Median salary £22017 £19297 £23262
25-75 percentile range £19000 - £25033 £15218 - £24297 £17814 - £29255
Source: Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) by UK Department for Education Dec 20, 2022
All Media Production courses in the UK

Salary of all UK Graduates of all subjects

  15 months after graduation 3 years after graduation 5 years after graduation
Median salary £21711 £19580 £23377
25-75 percentile range £19077 - £24495 £15113 - £23903 £18514 - £28924
Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Oct 10, 2023

Jobs & Career Perspectives

Career perspectives for Media Production

15 months after graduation, graduates of this subject were asked about their current circumstances of employment, what they do, and whether their activities and perspectives are directly related to their studies.

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Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Oct 10, 2023

Current jobs

Among graduates of Media Production who indicated that they are working, the percentage below represents the number who “agree” or “strongly agree” with the statements about their job.

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Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Oct 10, 2023

Typical employers for graduates of Media Production

  • Communications Agencies
  • Further and Higher Education Institutions
  • Local Government
  • Marketing Organisations
  • Media Companies
  • Newspaper Industry
  • PR Consultancies
  • Publishing Companies
  • TV and Radio Companies

Jobs of graduates of Media Production (15 months after graduation)

Example below based on all graduates of Media Production at Anglia Ruskin University

25% Business and public service associate professionals
15% Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation
10% Sales occupations
10% Teaching Professionals
10% Administrative occupations
10% Web and Multimedia Design Professionals
5% Customer service occupations
5% Sales occupations
5% Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation
5% Artistic, literary and media occupations
Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Oct 10, 2023

Grading & Study Time

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Entry Requirements / Admissions

UCAS Tariff of Accepted Students for Media Production

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Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Oct 10, 2023
Get advice on which foundation courses are best for you to still study Media Production, if you do not meet the minimum requirements in terms of UCAS score, A levels, or English language requirements.

FAQ

Media Production is the study of the technologies, systems, techniques and professional practice in the creation of works using sound, images and/or the written word.

The median salary of graduates of Media Production was £22017 15 months after graduation, £19297 3 years after graduation and £23262 5 years after graduation.

  • The following degrees are offered for Media Production studies:
  • Bachelor of Arts (Honours) / Bachelor of Science (Honours) - BA/BSc (Hons)
  • Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - BA (Hons)
  • Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) - BEng (Hons)
  • Higher National Diploma - HND
  • Bachelor of Science (Honours) - BSc (Hons)
  • Foundation Degree in Arts - FdA
  • Higher National Certificate - HNC
  • Master of Arts - MA
  • Master of Science (Postgraduate) - MSc (PG)